Jasper report: supressed first page footer leaves blank space

Question

I need different page footers for first and other pages. I placed one footer in page footer band and other in column footer band

I set Print When Expression for page footer band as $V{PAGE_NUMBER} > 1

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1383480/work/QIP%20Shot%20-%20Screen%20454.png

Jasper starts to print page footer from second page, but it leaves blank space on first page (both in preview and docx export). https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1383480/work/QIP%20Shot%20-%20Screen%20455.png

I tried to set remove line when blank on all text elements, it doesn't help

My jasper reports is 5.6, target format is docx

How do I remove blank space on first page?

Try setting Print When Expression on your TextElements. and set RemoveLineWhenBlank to true — mike
Hi! I tried to set remove line when blank on all text elements, it doesn't help — jonny
Please do not add print when expression on page footer. You should add it to the element placed in the page footer. like on text field, static text etc. — user1791574

alexey alexey · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-31T17:58:50

You can try to use net.sf.jasperreports.export.{format}.exclude.origin.{suffix}.{arbitrary_name} property for excluding page footer for exporter.

http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/config.reference.html#net.sf.jasperreports.export.{format}.exclude.origin.{suffix}.{arbitrary_name}

Maybe it will be helpful:

It is stated on 108 of the Jaspersoft Ultimate Guide PDF that the page footer always retains the declared fixed height.

Add it as a standard field perhaps into another band and then print only on page one using a PrintWhenExpression (see pg 119 of the ultimate guide). Include an expression that effective means it only prints on page one, something like:

$V{PAGE_NUMBER} == 1

If you need it on the bottom there are options to align the element to the bottom of the band IIRC.

From: http://community.jaspersoft.com/questions/822453/page-footer-space-removal-dynamically

Jasper report: supressed first page footer leaves blank space

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